My Thorsen table sketches...

Nice job Chip. I see that asian influence in your drawings. I am looking forward to seeing the table when it is complete.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

I like your design. It looks like it will be in the upper rankings, so Good Luck!!

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Thanks Bill and Dick. Just trying to at least keep up with the rest of you in here which is quite a challenge in itself.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

who needs sketchup when you can present your vision so clearly without it!

First thing I noticed was the Asian feel to it. I am impressed with the research and the inclusion of your findings in this piece.
Re: wood .. 1) surprise!! Walnut and 2) someone commented earlier that the wood they used was based on availability and so any “available wood” should fit the bill, don’t you think?

I can see, already, that this is going to be stunning!

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Very nice… the hard part’s done. Now you have to bring off the page and into the 3d dimension.

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Vincent Van Gogh -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

Chip,

Glad to see someone else who works as slowly as me! ;) I currently have my wood in the rough and will start trimming it to final dimensions and working on the joinery – hopefully I can get that started this week.

-- Ethan, http://www.merganserwoodworks.com, http://greystonegreen.blogspot.com/

Ethan, you and Chip are still ahead of me… but, the past 12 hours have seen a nice new sketch appear on scraps of paper – this one could be “it”.

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Vincent Van Gogh -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

Thanks for the comments Deb.

Scott and Ethan – Thanks for looking. The hardest part for me is getting the stuff down on paper. I hate having to back up or make mistakes and waste wood so I really need finished drawings before I start cutting wood. We all have our own approaches. The “road map” is defined so now I just have to stick to the directions… LOL

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

it’s “our own approaches” that make life interesting, isn’t it!

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Great design Chip. I’m not a judge and I’m not voting on the items that are made. But my original writeup and presentation to Popular Woodworking was “Each individuals interpretation of the Thorsen Greene and Greene Table”

The PW article made some modifications from the original Greene and Greene Plant Stand so I don’t know what their criteria would be. But I said rustic, and said all different kinds and wood choice was was one of the options.

But it all come down to “Make a table that you want!” When it’s all over with, you will still have a piece of furniture.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

I think it will look great Chip, and still be in context with the Thorsen table. Good luck.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

I do beleive I read ,carving in there somewhere, I can’t wait!

-- " All Things At First Appear Difficult"

Very elegant, Chip. I can’t wait to see the contrasting woods.

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

When all is said and done, we’ll have a table that we like AND a free year of Popular Woodworking to read. Maybe I should put a magazine shelf on mine to hold the tangible fruits of my labor!

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Vincent Van Gogh -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

hmmm maybe a little shelf JUST for the magazine with the final pix in it.. that would be a nice historic element.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Thanks everyone for your comments. I’m just looking forward to doing this style of table, getting some new experiences under my belt and experimenting with the curved legs etc. and ending up with a nice piece. The subscription will be great too.

Trying different styles of furniture would make a pretty good annual challege when you think about it. Next time Shaker, then Chippendale, then Art Deco. Learning different things from each influence and reinterpreting it.

I know, I know, let’s just get through this one first. Thanks again for the comments.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

Wow, that looks great Chip. I’m looking forward to pictures of that inlay. I’m noticing that people aren’t using the tag Challenge01 on the Thorsen projects. Do we need to do that to be eligible?

You need to do that on the final post of the completed project.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

it has to go on your final project in order for it to be officially part of the challenge.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Chip, you’ve got a winner! Very nice design.

-- Jesus is Lord!

Chip – great looking design, very crisp and well presented. Of course, walnut & maple! Should be a very beautiful table.

-- http://foldingrule.blogspot.com

This should be beautiful when you are finished.

-- Steffen

Woodworking art Chip, great start. Aught to be a great finish with the plan you show here.

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

great designing!

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